“Live from London, it’s Saturday Night” is a phrase you’re going to start hearing on a weekly basis next year.
Variety reports that Sky Studios is working on a British adaptation of NBC’s long-running Saturday Night Live sketch series. Like its American counterpart and previous international riffs on the series, Saturday Night Live UK will feature a blend of comedy, political commentary, music, and a lineup of guest hosts. The new adaptation will also be overseen by SNL creator Lorne Michaels, whose Broadway Video company will produce the show. In a statement about SNL UK, Sky CEO Cécile Frot-Coutaz pointed to Michaels’ “masterful comedic guidance” as one of the reasons the original series has had such a lasting cultural impact.
“The show has discovered and nurtured countless comedy and musical talents over the years and we are thrilled to be partnering with Lorne and the SNL team to bring an all-British version of the show to UK audiences next year – all live from London on Saturday night,” Frot-Coutaz said.
Sky has yet to announce SNL UK’s premiere date, its hosts, or musical guests. There’s also no word on who the show’s regular players will be, but Sky says we can expect to see “a core cast of the funniest British comedians around.”
[Notigroup Newsroom in collaboration with other media outlets, with information from the following sources]
